Background: There is ample evidence that modern nurses are under strain and that
interventions to support the nursing workforce have not recognised the complexity inherent …

Background: The dominant image of nursing promotes individualized care based on
emotional intimacy as the basis of its distinctive service contribution. However, the empirical …

It is frequently claimed that nursing is vital to the safe, humane provision of health care and
health service to our populations. It is also recognized however, that nursing is a costly …

Purpose To explore nurses' perceptions of the nature of nursing work as a factor that
contributes to attrition from the profession. Design A nonpurposive sample of nurses from the …

With the approach of the 21st century, nursing is having to respond to diverse influences
which are remoulding the professional landscape. Not least of these is the changing status …

This paper explores the assumption that care and nursing are both interchangeable and
symbiotic concepts, and argues through exploration of the literature on the nature of care, its …

Aim and objectives. To explore nurses' perceptions of the reality of practice based on data
from the Nurses and Midwives e‐cohort Study which examined the workforce characteristics …

Nursing, throughout the ages, has crawled out of the metaphorical gutter and into the
professional arena. This occurred through various efforts, including the introduction of …

The debate over what actually constitutes nursing has raged fiercely for years. Traditionally,
the influence of the medical hegemony has had a profound effect on nursing's development …

Background Different concepts have been used to date (eg non‐nursing tasks,
organizational work) to define tasks performed by clinical nurses other than nursing care …